Real estate blog entries tagged with lawyer by Richard Zaretsky, Florida Real Estate Attorney (Richard P. Zaretsky P.A. )

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lawyer: FLORIDA FORECLOSURE FRAUD BILL - MY LETTER TO GOV. CRIST - 05/02/08 07:35 AM

See UPDATE to this blog and how it was resolved - at FLORIDA FORECLOSURE FRAUD BILL - UPDATE
Governor Crist -
House Bill 643 is a much needed bill and frankly, it does not go far enough to address the fraud and unfair advantages taken by predators. I see this type … (25 comments)

lawyer: SELLERS ALWAYS HAVE INCOME FROM A SHORT SALE / DIL / AND MAYBE A FORECLOSURE - 04/16/08 05:20 PM

CANCELLATION OF DEBT INCOME - WHAT IF THERE IS NO 1099?
When DON'T you have to report forgiven debt as income?
One of the biggest issues that potential short sellers and those in foreclosure ask me is whether they have to get a 1099 for any forgiven debt from their lender. Without a … (41 comments)

lawyer: CALLING ALL ETHICAL LOAN OFFICERS - HELLO? ANYONE THERE? - 04/09/08 09:23 PM

Calling All Ethical Loan Officers - Hello? Anyone There?
Every day I field questions about short sales, foreclosures and real estate investing. I represent developers, lenders, buyers, sellers, the sharks and the lambs. All have different work for me and all need different solutions. Today a call came in that was as … (10 comments)

lawyer: WHAT DO I DO? -- I CAN'T PAY MY MORTGAGE - 01/12/08 09:13 PM

Most Common Question: "What do I do? - I can't pay my mortgage"
As an attorney, I receive plenty of telephone calls and visits from people that are no longer able to pay their mortgage on their home or investment property. They all have endless questions and usually tell me they are … (4 comments)

lawyer: SHORT SALE TRILOGY - 01/01/08 08:04 PM

We get at least one call a day at my office on short sales. It is really amazing how many people - professionals as well as potential sellers - do not even know what the term "short sale" means. This blog assumes you have actually worked a short sale already -- … (0 comments)

lawyer: SHORT SALE TRILOGY - 01/01/08 08:03 PM

lawyer: SHORT SALES AND IRS LIENS - 11/03/07 01:21 PM

SHORT SALES AND IRS LIENS
This being my first blog entry, I figured to talk about something simple.
In my law practice we see a lot of short sales. Indeed, we offer a service to Realtors and Sellers to process their short sale material with the lenders (without the downward … (2 comments)

lawyer: TRUE STORY - Renter forges deed, then conspires to sell house and pocket mortgage proceeds - 11/03/07 01:19 PM

FRAUD - LOSING YOUR HOME - IDENTITY THEFT
It is a day past Halloween, but here is a scary TRUE story:
My office is presently working on a case that is so prevalent that I thought posting it on my blog would be helpful. The matter involves a single person … (3 comments)

lawyer: ECONOMICS 101 - SHORT SALES - WILL THE LENDER SHARE THE LOSS - 10/31/07 10:18 PM

I had just too many borrowers that "should have known better" in the office this week - so I feel very conservative just now - just to the right of Bill O'Reilly.
We do a lot of short sales in my law and title agency offices. They come in from all sources - … (1 comments)

lawyer: SHORT SALES AND IRS LIENS - 10/29/07 06:06 AM

This being my first blog entry, I figured to talk about something simple.
In my law practice we see a lot of short sales. Indeed, we offer a service to Realtors and Sellers to process their short sale material with the lenders (without the downward pressure and lowball influence from an investor … (7 comments)

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